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A volunteer driving an electric buggy electric an driving volunteer A
noon and 1.30pm and 4.00pm Monday–Friday. 4.00pm and 1.30pm and noon
to transport patients between 9.30am and 12.00 12.00 and 9.30am between patients transport to
An electric buggy driven by volunteers is also available available also is volunteers by driven buggy electric An
North block car park. car block North
South block. block. South entrance. Three short-stay spaces are also available in the the in available also are spaces short-stay Three entrance.
on Level 2 near the main reception and on Level 2 2 Level on and reception main the near 2 Level on available at Redlands Road, next to the South block block South the to next Road, Redlands at available
Wheelchairs may be found in the Main Entrance block block Entrance Main the in found be may Wheelchairs Short-stay parking and disabled parking points are are points parking disabled and parking Short-stay
There are public toilets and telephones in every block. block. every in telephones and toilets public are There Short-stay parking Short-stay
Facilities
their carers between the car parks and the hospital. the and parks car the between carers their
these areas, there is no one to assist disabled patients and and patients disabled assist to one no is there areas, these
block, Endoscopy and Battle block. Please be aware that in in that aware be Please block. Battle and Endoscopy block,
available near West Drive buildings, South block, North North block, South buildings, Drive West near available
Endoscopy and departments in outlying buildings. outlying in departments and Endoscopy
A limited number of disabled parking spaces are also also are spaces parking disabled of number limited A
access to all wards and departments except for A&E, A&E, for except departments and wards all to access
There are also seven disabled parking spaces on Level 0. Level on spaces parking disabled seven also are There
Please use the Main Entrance on Craven Road for for Road Craven on Entrance Main the use Please
provides the best access to the wards and departments. departments. and wards the to access best the provides
Pedestrian access Pedestrian
to the reception in the Main Entrance of the hospital. It It hospital. the of Entrance Main the in reception the to
Level 2 has 26 disabled-only spaces, and leads straight straight leads and spaces, disabled-only 26 has 2 Level
Disabled parking spaces parking Disabled visitors. These are shown on the map overleaf. map the on shown are These visitors.
Bicycle racks are provided for use by patients and and patients by use for provided are racks Bicycle
(entrance C3). C3). (entrance
Travelling by bicycle by Travelling
Pedestrian access to A&E is directly from Craven Road Road Craven from directly is A&E to access Pedestrian
There is no access to A&E from the main hospital. hospital. main the from A&E to access no is There
www.traveline.org.uk 2. Level from accessed
Traveline helpline: 0870 608 2608 608 0870 helpline: Traveline be can departments and wards All public. are respectively)
Levels 0, 1 and 2 (red, orange and yellow floors floors yellow and orange (red, 2 and 1 0, Levels www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Multi-storey car park car Multi-storey Our Facilities Management team: 0118 322 8152 322 0118 team: Management Facilities Our
Further information is available from available is information Further
Level 2 in the Main Entrance. Main the in 2 Level
There is a change machine near the hospital reception on on reception hospital the near machine change a is There This is under review and may be subject to change. change. to subject be may and review under is This
is free of charge. of free is the Madejski Stadium car park and the hospital. the and park car Stadium Madejski the
Public parking is Pay & Display. Parking for disabled people people disabled for Parking Display. & Pay is parking Public are currently running a Park & Ride scheme between between scheme Ride & Park a running currently are
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Thames Travel Travel Thames and Trust Foundation NHS Berkshire Hospital. Berkshire
are on-site parking spaces. To address this, the Royal Royal the this, address To spaces. parking on-site are Royal the to travel to when and how on deciding when
more people wishing to park at the hospital than there there than hospital the at park to wishing people more consideration into this take Please space. parking a finding
During peak periods on weekdays, there are many many are there weekdays, on periods peak During difficulty often is there weekdays, on periods peak During
Park & Ride & Park parking Car
Travelling by bus A number of buses travel between the hospital and Reading town centre 9 Caversham Heights to Whitley Wood via Craven Road and Redlands Road 18 Lower Earley to Calcot via RBH South block and Reading station 28 Redlands Road to Reading, Grovelands and Tilehurst 42 Reading to Woodley via Craven Road and Redlands Road Getting to the 144 Reading to Wokingham via Craven Road and Redlands Road (Thames Travel) Royal Berkshire Hospital N3 NightTrack from Lower Earley to Reading via Craven Road N2a NightTrack from Reading to Woodley via Craven Road. Further information is available from Traveline Public Transport Information: 0870 608 2608 www.traveline.org.uk Reading Transport: 0118 959 4000 www.reading-buses.co.uk Thames Travel: 01491 837988 www.busbook.co.uk
Patient information service July 2006 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust London Road, Reading RG1 5AN Tel: 0118 322 5111 Web: www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk Finding your way around the Royal Berkshire Hospital
������������� Wards and departments �������� �������������������� �� �� The hospital is spread out over a large area so ������������� �������� �� �������� �� please be aware that it may take up to 15 minutes �� �� �� �� �� �� ��� ���������� ��� to walk to some wards and departments. Please ������������� take this into consideration when allowing time to ������� ����������� ������������ get to your appointment. �� ����������� ������������ ��� ������������� �� ����� ����� �� ����� Hospital levels ����� � �������������� �������������� �������������� The hospital wards and departments are located ��������� ��������� � ������ over several levels. Please use this guide to direct �����������
�������������� ������� ����������� you to the relevant block and floor level. ������� ����� ��� ������������� ��� �� ���� ������������ The wards and departments are listed below ����� ������ ��������������� ���������� according to the block or building they are in. ��������� ������ �������� Please go to the block indicated. Wards and ��������� departments are signposted within each block. �� ���� ��������������������� �� ���������������������� The lists also give the floor level that you need ��� �� �������� � to go to. For example ‘Calcot Ward • 3’ means ��� �������� �������� �������� �������� �������� �� �� �� ��� �� �� that ‘Calcot Ward’ is on Level 3 of (in this case) ����������� ����������� Battle block. ��� ��� ��� If you are using the multi-storey car park, all wards ������������� ������� ������� ������ �������� ������ and departments can be accessed from Level 2. ������ ������������ ����������������������
For assistance or more information please ask bicycle rack disabled parking � pay & display parking pharmacy at Reception in the Main Entrance (level 2) building entrances �� drop-off & collection point lifts
A&E Concourse • 2 Eye block Delivery suite • 3 South block Trust Education Centre (Accident & Emergency) CT scan (X-ray) • 1 Dorrell Ward • 3 Gynaecology • 5 Adult Day Surgery Unit Craven Road (entrance C1) Craven Road (entrance C3). No Dolphin Ward • 3 Eye Casualty • 2 Hurley Ward • 5 (ADSU) • 3 public access via main hospital. Blood tests • 2 ECG • 2 (Concourse) Eye Clinics • 2 Iffley Ward • 4 West Drive buildings Emergency Surgical Unit Marsh Ward (Midwifery Children’s Clinic • 1 Greenlands Ward Redlands Road (entrance R1) (ESU) • 1 (Rheumatology) • 4 Led Unit) • 4 Dermatology Outpatients • 2 Battle block Audiology 1 (W1) Hopkins Ward • 1 Occupational Therapy • 1 Rushey Ward • 6 Fracture & Orthopaedic Acute Stroke Unit • 1 Audiology 2 (W2) Kempton Day Bed Unit • 3 Orthoptics • 2 Sonning Ward • 5 Clinic • 2 Adelaide Ward • 2 Dietetics (W6) Kennet Ward • 2 Pharmacy Inpatients • 1 Ultrasound • 2 Haematology Outpatients ENT Clinics (W3) Burghfield Ward • 3 Lion Ward • 3 WestCall • 2 (blood tests) • 2 Physiotherapy Calcot Ward • 3 Lithotripter Suite • 1 Heygroves Ward • 3 Family Planning Clinic Outpatients West (W5) Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) • 1 Loddon Ward • 2 Hunter Ward • 3 7 Craven Road North block Podiatry (W4) Cardiology Outpatients • 1 Mammography X-ray • 2 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • 3 Albert Ward Speech & Language Therapy Castle Ward • 2 Minor Operations Lounge Lister Ward • 3 (Renal Unit CAPD) • 2 (W1, W3, W4) Caversham Ward • 1 (Theatres) • 3 Maxillofacial & Orthodontics Florey Unit Supportive and Palliative Charlotte Starmer-Smith Alice Ward • 2 (Oral & Dental Surgery) • 2 MRI X-ray • 1 East Drive, off Craven Road Care team (W6) Unit • 2 (entrance C2) Benyon Ward • 1 Orthotics & Prosthetics • 2 Paediatric Assessment Wheelchair Clinic (W4) Emmer Green Ward • 3 Unit • 3 Chapel • 1 Outpatients Hydrotherapy Pool • 1 Pharmacy Outpatients • 2 Huntley & Palmer Departments 1 and 2 • 2 Inpatient Therapies • 1 (Concourse) Main Entrance Haemodialysis Unit• 1 Pain Management Unit • 2 Admissions office • 2 Jim Shahi Unit • 1 Sanctuary • 2 (Concourse) Medical Photography • 1 Pathology (blood tests) • 2 Appeals office • 2 Mortimer Ward • 3 Urology (Harold Hopkins Medical Physics • 1 Phlebotomy (blood tests) • 2 Bereavement office • 2 Rapid Assessment Clinic Department) • 1 Renal Dialysis Unit • 1 Plaster room • 2 for Older People Venous Thrombosis Clinic Café (Strollers) • 2 Sickle cell & Pulmonary Function Unit (Woodley Ward) • 3 (access via CDU) • 1 Cash point • 2 Thalassaemia service • 1 (Chest Clinic) • 2 Sidmouth Ward • 2 X-ray • 1 & 2 Cashier’s office • 2 West & King Edward Ward Respiratory Medicine • 2 (Oncology & Haematology Victoria Ward • 2 Change machine • 2 Restaurant • 1 Day Unit) • 2 Whitley Ward • 1 Diabetes Centre Chaplaincy • 2 Rheumatology Florist (Flowerstalk) • 2 Outpatients • 2 Woodley Ward • 3 Melrose House West, 71 London Road League of Friends • 2 Occupational Health Trueta Ward • 3 Patient Advice & Liaison 21 Craven Road Berkshire Cancer Centre Service (PALS) • 1 South block annexe Breast cancer nurses • 1 Dingley Specialist Shop (McColls) • 2 Physiotherapy Redlands Road (entrance R3) Cancer Information Centre • 1 Children’s Centre Voluntary services • 2 Cancer Outpatients • 1 3–5 Craven Road (at rear) Outpatients East Pre-operative Clerking East Drive, off Craven Road Radiotherapy • 1 (entrance C2) Endoscopy Maternity block Antenatal clinic • 2 Craven Road (entrance C5) Centre block Buscot Ward (Special Care GI Physiology • 1 Blood Tests • 2 (Concourse) Baby Unit) • 6 www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) • 1 Colposcopy clinic • 5 Patient information service July 2006